Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has criticised Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers State Governor, over his recent comments on hunger, calling them “politically motivated”.
Gatekeepers News reports that Wike made the remarks during a media chat in Abuja on Monday.
Amaechi had stated at his 60th birthday celebration that he is “hungry” and suggested that the opposition could remove President Bola Tinubu from office in the 2027 presidential election.
“We’re all hungry, all of us are. If you’re not hungry, I’m. For us, the opposition, if you want us to remove the man in power, we can remove him from this power,” Amaechi said.
Reacting to Amaechi’s comments, Wike said, “I don’t know why a man would choose his 60th birthday to tell lies. It is unfortunate.”
He added that Amaechi’s claim of hunger is implausible given his extensive tenure in Nigerian politics.
“You spent eight years as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and eight years as Governor. He did not talk about hunger. He became a minister — super minister of transportation. He did not talk about hunger. Two years after he left office and as a member of the coalition, he is talking about hunger. He is just hungry for power,” Wike said.
Wike further accused Amaechi of insulting Nigerians and trivializing poverty and hunger.
“How do you insult Nigerians and trivialise poverty and hunger? You are insulting Nigerians. It is just that you have stayed out of power — that is the hunger.”
